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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaMay 2024 |
121
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21
),
e2403685121
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2403685121

Genome-wide CRISPR screens in spheroid culture reveal that the tumor suppressor LKB1 inhibits growth via the PIKFYVE lipid kinase

Ferrarone, John R; Thomas, Jerin; Unni, Arun M; Zheng, Yuxiang; Nagiec, Michal J; Gardner, Eric E; Mashadova, Oksana; Li, Kate; Koundouros, Nikos; Montalbano, Antonino; Mustafa, Meer; Cantley, Lewis C; Blenis, John; Sanjana, Neville E; Varmus, Harold
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Abstract
The tumor suppressor LKB1 is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is frequently mutated in human lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). LKB1 regulates a complex signaling network that is known to control cell polarity and metabolism; however, the pathways that mediate the tumor-suppressive activity of LKB1 are incompletely defined. To identify mechanisms of LKB1-mediated growth suppression, we developed a spheroid-based cell culture assay to study LKB1-dependent growth. We then performed genome-wide CRISPR screens in spheroidal culture and found that LKB1 suppresses growth, in part, by activating the PIKFYVE lipid kinase. Finally, we used chemical inhibitors and a pH-sensitive reporter to determine that LKB1 impairs growth by promoting the internalization of wild-type EGFR in a PIKFYVE-dependent manner.
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